Minnesota § 631.021 - CRIMINAL TRIALS; TIMING OBJECTIVES FOR CASE DISPOSITION
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§ 631.021. CRIMINAL TRIALS; TIMING OBJECTIVES FOR CASE DISPOSITION
The judges of each judicial district must adopt and administer rules or procedures to ensure that, on and after July 1, 1997, the following timing objectives for the disposition of criminal cases are met by judges within the district:
(1) 90 percent of all criminal cases must be disposed of within 120 days;
(2) 97 percent of all criminal cases must be disposed of within 180 days; and
(3) 99 percent of all criminal cases must be disposed of within 365 days.
The time periods referred to in clauses (1) to (3) must be measured from the date the criminal complaint is filed, to the date the defendant is either found not guilty or is sentenced. If the criminal case begins by indictment rather than by criminal complaint, the time period must be measured from the date the indictment is returned.
History:
1989 c 335 art 3 s 39; 1994 c 636 art 8 s 16
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 631.021 ("CRIMINAL TRIALS; TIMING OBJECTIVES FOR CASE DISPOSITION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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